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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2004
Jeffery James Buchanan, Lexington, KY (US);
Bruce David Gibson, Lexington, KY (US);
Steven Robert Komplin, Lexington, KY (US);
Jeffery James Buchanan, Lexington, KY (US);
Bruce David Gibson, Lexington, KY (US);
Steven Robert Komplin, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide a printhead having a chip feed extending between an ink reservoir and printhead nozzles, wherein the chip feed has an inlet, and outlet, and one or more projections or recesses in a transition surface of the chip feed. The transition surface and the projection or recess can be inclined with respect to the outlet of the chip feed, and in some cases can be curved to present a concave or convex shape toward the outlet of the chip feed.